Leadership   Air Canada   Airlines  
Bloomberg • Mathieu Dion

Air Canada appoints SAS CEO Anko van der Werff as next chief executive, effective early 2027, succeeding Michael Rousseau

Air Canada has named SAS chief Anko van der Werff as its next president and chief executive officer, with a start date in early 2027. He will succeed Michael Rousseau, whose tenure ends amid a French-language controversy following a “transformative” period at SAS.

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2026-07-08T05:46:01.532053-07:00
Aircraft Demand: Airline Distress & Consolidation   Orders   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus  
AirInsight • Richard Schuurman

Airbus guides demand for 42.060 pax aircraft

By AirInsight: Airbus is forecasting demand for 42.060 new passenger aircraft through 2045, it says in the latest Global Market Forecast. That's down 390 on last year.

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2026-07-08T04:13:59.297549-07:00
Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
NEW
AirInsight • Addison Schonland

Aviation’s Two-Speed Risk Market

By AirInsight: Airlines Aviation’s Two-Speed Risk Market Addison Schonland July 8, 2026 4 minutes read aviation risk Care to share? Two aviation risk markets repriced this month, and neither one made headlines the way an OEM delivery miss does.

2026-07-08T06:53:29.108019-07:00
Event   eVTOL   Middle East   Airports   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management  
CAPA

UAE certifies 'world's first' commercial air taxi vertiport

By CAPA: General Civil Aviation Authority ( GCAA UAE ) and Skyports Infrastructure announced (07-Jul-2026) VDX, the "world's first" purpose-built commercial vertiport, received regulatory certification for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft operations.

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2026-07-07T18:59:57.134240-07:00
Airports   Accident   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus   Boeing  
AeroTime • Jean Carmela Lim

Saudia 787 hits PAL A320 tail at NAIA during ground operations, probe underway

By AeroTime: Saudia Boeing 787 strikes parked Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 at NAIA during ground operations, damaging both aircraft and prompting investigation.

2026-07-08T03:58:57.170201-07:00